User:Eric Martz/5eon
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The <scene name='73/733958/Hexamer_of_5eon/3'>aromatic rings of Phe pack in the core</scene>. The Phe rings (<font color="#686868">'''dark gray'''</font>) are surrounded by <scene name='73/733958/Hexamer_of_5eon/4'>hydrophobic sidechains of Ile</scene> (<font color="#909090">'''light gray'''</font>). | The <scene name='73/733958/Hexamer_of_5eon/3'>aromatic rings of Phe pack in the core</scene>. The Phe rings (<font color="#686868">'''dark gray'''</font>) are surrounded by <scene name='73/733958/Hexamer_of_5eon/4'>hydrophobic sidechains of Ile</scene> (<font color="#909090">'''light gray'''</font>). | ||
| - | The <scene name='73/733958/Hexamer_of_5eon/5'>surface of the fiber</scene> is mostly Lys+ and Glu- sidechains, with an occasional Trp or Gln, interspersed with Ala (spheres). | + | The <scene name='73/733958/Hexamer_of_5eon/5'>surface of the fiber</scene> is mostly charged <font color="blue">'''Lys+'''</font> and <font color="red">'''Glu-'''</font> sidechains, with an occasional Trp or Gln, interspersed with Ala (spheres). |
The charges form <scene name='73/733958/Hexamer_of_5eon/2'>helices of opposite charge</scene> on the surface, reminiscent of [[User:Ke Xiao/Geobacter pilus models|Xiao's theoretical model of the ''Geobacter sulfurreducens'' pilus]]. | The charges form <scene name='73/733958/Hexamer_of_5eon/2'>helices of opposite charge</scene> on the surface, reminiscent of [[User:Ke Xiao/Geobacter pilus models|Xiao's theoretical model of the ''Geobacter sulfurreducens'' pilus]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:37, 4 June 2016
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References and Notes
- ↑ Spencer RK, Hochbaum AI. X-ray Crystallographic Structure and Solution Behavior of an Antiparallel Coiled-Coil Hexamer Formed by de Novo Peptides. Biochemistry. 2016 May 27. PMID:27192036 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00201
